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Image via: King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard "Tape" Archive
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard is not made up. I promise they're a real band. They formed in Naarm (A.K.A. Melbourne), Australia, in the year 2010. They make all types of music, but mainly write psychedelic and progressive rock; some tracks are closer to pop, or hip hop, or metal... They're most known for their atypical time signatures and microtonal experimentation albums.
Members
image via: Gizzymail
From right to left: Michael, Joey, Cook, Stu, Lucas, and Ambrose.
Click a name below to view more about each member.
| Notable songs: | Murder of the Universe, People-Vultures, The River |
Stu plays pretty much everything and writes a lot of the songs. And he's vocalist for a lot of tracks (famous for going "WOO" and "YUP!!").
| A.K.A.: | Amby, Shrimp, Shrimpomaniac, Princess Gizzy, Uncle Murl |
| Notable songs: | Barefoot Desert, Cut Throat Boogie, Sadie Sorceress |
Ambrose plays a lot of stuff too, but he's known as their harmonicist. His vocals and writing are notably more bluesy.
| A.K.A.: | Joey, Bullant |
| Notable songs: | Loyalty, Intrasport |
Guitarist and vocalist, and brings a lot of electronic influence.
| A.K.A.: | Cavs, Flying Michael Toenail Cabana |
| Notable songs: | Infest the Rat's Nest |
Wicked drummer for the band, and co-wrote Infest the Rats' Nest.
| A.K.A.: | Lukey |
The bassist of the band, also works synths.
| A.K.A.: | Cookiedawg69, Cooky, Pipe-eye |
| Notable songs: | Down the Sink, Garden Goblin, Pop in my Step |
Guitarist and occasional vocalist.
Special place in our hearts for Eric Moore, former secondary drummer and noted theremin operator... He didn't die or nothin, he just started running Flightless Records and has made
one gizzillion $AUD in vinyl sales!! YIPPEEEE!!
Discography
LAST UPDATED: OCT 27 2022
Over the course of their career, KG's released twenty three (23) studio albums. That's an output of, like, 2 albums per year. They famously released 5 albums in one year (2017). They've also put out a bunch of live records, fans have made bootlegs, and there's some demos floating around online too. Click a year to see releases.
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Changes |
| OCT 28 2022 | |
| Studio album | |
| ... | |
| Album 23! | |
|
Laminated Denim |
| OCT 12 2022 | |
| Studio album | |
| Prog Rock | |
| A spiritual successor to Made in Timeland. | |
|
Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava |
| OCT 7 2022 | |
| Studio album | |
| Jazz-fusion | |
| They did this over the course of a week. Good lord. They just don't stop | |
|
Omnium Gatherum |
| APR 22 2022 | |
| Studio album | |
| Mutli-genre | |
| First double album, and first album with hip hop tracks. "Omnium Gatherum" translates to "a miscellaneous collection" in Latin. | |
|
Made in Timeland |
| MAR 05 2022 | |
| Studio album | |
| Experimental | |
| Album of intermission music from the concert of the same name; first appearance of Shrimpomaniac. | |
|
Butterfly 3000 |
| JUN 11 2021 | |
| Studio album | |
| Psychedelic pop | |
| Synth pop album made during quarantine. A remix album was made DEC 21, 2021 called Butterfly 3001. | |
|
L.W. |
| FEB 25 2021 | |
| Studio album | |
| Psychedelic | |
| The third microtonal album, and a partner to K.G. | |
|
K.G. |
| NOV 20 2020 | |
| Studio album | |
| Psychedelic | |
| The second microtonal album, and a partner to L.W. | |
|
Infest the Rats' Nest |
| AUG 16 2019 | |
| Studio album | |
| Metal | |
| Fully heavy metal album about the environment. | |
|
Fishing for Fishies |
| APR 26 2019 | |
| Studio album | |
| Boogie / blues | |
| Blues album recorded in the country with friends from the band Tropical Fuck Storm. It's A.K.A. Ambrose's album. | |
|
Gumboot Soup |
| 31 DEC 2017 | |
| Studio album | |
| Psychedelic | |
| Number 5 of 5 records of 2017. A collection of extra songs from the previous 4 albums. | |
|
Polygondwanaland |
| NOV 17 2017 | |
| Studio album | |
| Progressive rock | |
| Number 4 of 5 records of 2017. A fully free album released under an open license; tons of creative bootlegs were made as a result. | |
|
Sketches of Brunswick East |
| AUG 18 2017 | |
| Studio album | |
| Psychedelic / jazz | |
| Number 3 of 5 records of 2017. A collaborative effort with the band Mild High Club. | |
|
Murder of the Universe |
| JUN 23 2017 | |
| Studio album | |
| Progressive rock | |
| Number 2 of 5 records of 2017. Follows the lore of Han Tyumi, who would become a recurring character in their future work. | |
|
Flying Microtonal Banana |
| FEB 24 2017 | |
| Studio album | |
| Psychedelic | |
| Number 1 of 5 records of 2017. The first microtonal album. Named after the guitar used, which was build to play microtonal scales. | |
|
Nonagon Infinity |
| APR 29 2016 | |
| Studio album | |
| Psychedelic | |
| An album with a cyclical concept; one can play the album in an infinite loop due to the last song perfectly transitioning into the first song. Nonagon refers to the 9 tracks. | |
|
Paper Mâché Dream Balloon |
| NOV 13 2015 | |
| Studio album | |
| Folk | |
| An acoustic album. Recorded (mostly) in a shipping container. | |
|
Quarters! |
| MAY 12 2015 | |
| Studio album | |
| Psychedelic pop / jazz | |
| Concept album with 4 songs, each 10 minutes and 10 seconds, for a full runtime of 40:40. | |
|
I'm in Your Mind Fuzz |
| OCT 31 2014 | |
| Studio album | |
| Psychedelic | |
| Worldwide debut album. | |
|
Oddments |
| MAR 07 2014 | |
| Studio album | |
| Psychedelic | |
| An album of assorted songs. | |
|
Float Along - Fill Your Lungs |
| SEP 27 2013 | |
| Studio album | |
| Psychedelic | |
| First foray into weird time signatures. | |
|
Eyes Like the Sky |
| FEB 22 2013 | |
| Studio album | |
| Garage / western | |
| A wholly narrated western album, with story written by Broderick Smith (frontman for The Dingoes and Ambrose's father). | |
|
12 Bar Bruise |
| SEP 7 2012 | |
| Studio album | |
| Garage | |
| Debut studio album. | |
Here's my personal favorite tracks spanning their discography!
Filmography
via twitter
SLEEPING MONSTER (2022) dir. PHC FILMS
"Filmed in Melbourne during the first several months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sleeping Monster explores the prosaic beauty of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard's studio routine. Featuring demos from the album “Changes”, plus the track “Change” recorded live in the studio on film." - Letterboxd synopsis
NEO SEZ: This movie is so good! It's shot beautifully. I love the interview sequences a lot. I love Cavs talking about his weird dream. I love that it kinda felt like a crime movie at times, at least to me (police doggy, smuggling talk towards the beginning, empty garages begging to be the baddie hideout...)... and that jam at the end is sooooo good.
via twitter
CHUNKY SHRAPNEL (2020) dir. PHC FILMS
"CHUNKY SHRAPNEL is a feature length live music Documentary from King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. Literally bringing the audience onto the stages of their 2019 tour across Europe & the UK, Chunky offers a uniquely immersive experience never before captured on film. A musical road movie dipped in turpentine." - Letterboxd synopsis
NEO SEZ: Amazing footage from on stage, interspersed with quaint green rooms and street scenes. Huge fan of the final scene, where the band slowly gets replaced by other people (including folks from Stonefield and O.R.B.!)... you can really tell these dudes put their all into making a good show AND having fun.
Masterlist
A list of links for archives, articles I like, associated acts, crocodile crochet patterns, red room streams, and whatever else I think is relevant.
- Archives
- King Gizzard Tape Archive - Bootleg videos, poster scans, and show audio.
- Flightlessrecordz - Tumblr blog archiving KG pics. Loads of guides from the same blog here!
- Google Drive - Fan archive with a bunch of concert pics, social media posts, videos, etc etc etc...
- Bootlegger - Torrent directory for bootleggers, operated by King Gizzard.
- Gizzymail-archive - archive to all of their newsletters.
Collection
NOTE: section is nowhere near done xD
I like to collect vinyls, cds, posters, fanmade art, and other cool stuff :-)
Vinyls
Omnium Gatherum... excellent record!! I got the lucky dip wax, and the blue and orange compliment really well with each other :-) My favorite track is either Ambergris or Candles.
| Album | Format | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Butterfly 3000 | Vinyl | Mariposa 3000 vers. // Caterpillar Red |
| Murder of the Universe | Vinyl | Vomit Green with yellow splatter |
| Made in Timeland | Vinyl | Martian Ocean color |
| Live in San Francisco '16 | CD | We know all about dickhead!!!!! |
Freebies
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Blinkies
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